Like many of the great inventions that came before it, LifeDoor started with two people, a garage and a life saving idea.
Meet Ben and Joel, the co-founders of LifeDoor.
Why you should 'close before you doze' ?
Ten years of research by the UL Firefighters Safety Research Institute shows that fire is getting faster and that a closed door makes a 900-degree difference. In 2017, they launched the "Close before you doze" campaign. For more information, click here.
We've done the research. Take a look at the following videos for more information on the importance of a closed door during a fire...
Closeyourdoor.org, a fire safety website created by the UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute (FSRI).
UL FSRI conducts research burning two residential fires, one composed of materials commonly used in the 1970s, the other composed of common materials used today.
UL FSRI conducts research igniting a fire in a family room of a 3200 square foot home and measuring the conditions in two bedrooms on the second floor. One bedroom has an open door and the other bedroom has a closed door.
ABC News - Good Morning America "March 15, 2017 – Can children sleep through a smoke detector alarm?"
The Today Show "November 11th, 2015 – New research: To stay alive in a deadly fire, close your door"
NBC 6 News South Florida "Close the Door: It Can Provide Life-Saving Seconds in Fires" (5/19/2016)
NBC 5 News Dallas-Fort Worth "How Closed Doors Can Provide Life-Saving Seconds in House Fires" (11/9/2015)
WSAZ NewsChannel 3 "Fire department warns people to shut their bedroom door" (8/11/2016)
KDKA - CBS 2 Pittsburgh "Closing Your Bedroom Door Could Save Your Life" (11/10/2014)